Overview of Disasters
India is a disaster-prone country with frequent earthquakes, floods, cyclones, drought, tsunami, landslide, and avalanches.Recent Major Disasters
Indian Ocean Tsunami (December 2004)
The Indian Ocean Tsunami which took place off
the Sumatra Island on 26 December 2004 killed 16,389 people, injured
6,913 people and affected about 65 million people. The total damage is
about US10 billion.
M7.7 earthquake occurred in Gujarat Province
(western India) on 26 January 2001. At least 20,005 people were killed,
166,812 injured, approximately 360,000 buildings destroyed and 15
million people affected in Gujarat. The total damage is US4.6 billion.
A massive cyclone that hit Orissa (northeast
of India) on 29 October 1999 killed 9,887, affected approximately 13
million people, and destroyed 800,000 houses.
Disaster Management System
Legal System:
The Indian Government formulated a national
disaster management framework in 2004 and promulgated the Disaster
Management Act, 2005- DM ACT in 2005.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA),
headed by the Prime Minister of India, is in charge of creating and
implementing disaster management policies, DM plans and guidelines.
State level DM bodies are the State Disaster Management Authorities
(SDMAs).
Under the umbrella of the NDMA, there is an institution promoting capacity building for disaster mitigation and emergency response which is called the National Institute of Disaster Management, NIDM, and emergency disaster response force which is called the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
Under the umbrella of the NDMA, there is an institution promoting capacity building for disaster mitigation and emergency response which is called the National Institute of Disaster Management, NIDM, and emergency disaster response force which is called the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
Plan
Although there is no sector-specific disaster
management plans, there is a clear statement that emphasizes the need
for the development plans safe from disasters in the chapter on
environment and climate change in the 11th national five-year national
plan period (2007-2012).
Since the Disaster Management Act requires the formulation of disaster management plan, the NDMA published the National Disaster Management Guidelines: Preparation of State Disaster Management Plans in July, 2007.
Since the Disaster Management Act requires the formulation of disaster management plan, the NDMA published the National Disaster Management Guidelines: Preparation of State Disaster Management Plans in July, 2007.
ADRC Counterpart
Ministry of Home Affairs
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